THERE are no colours in the fairest sky So fair as these. The feather, whence the pen Was shaped that traced the lives of these good men, Dropped from an Angel's wing. With moistened eye We read of faith and purest charity In Statesman, Priest, and humble... The Quarterly Review - Pàgina 198editat per - 1823Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1871 - 832 pàgines
...fairest sky So fuir ял these. The feather whence the pen Was ahaped that traced the lives of these good men, Dropped from an angel's wing. With moistened eye We read of faith and purest charity In -i ' t '--man, ¡trie«!, and humble citizen. O! could we ropy their mild virtue«, then What joy to... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1871 - 836 pàgines
...fairest sky So fair as these. The feather whence the pen Was shaped that traced the lives of these good men. Dropped from an angel's wing. With moistened eye We read of faitil »ml purest charity In statesman, priest, and humide citizen. O! conld we copy their mild virtues,... | |
| William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1872 - 584 pàgines
...sky So fair as these. The feather whence the pen [good men Was shaped that traced the lives of these Dropped from an angel's wing. With moistened eye We...statesman, priest, and humble citizen. Oh, could we copy ftieir mild virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness to die ! Methinks their very names shine... | |
| John Dennis - 1873 - 280 pàgines
...fairest sky So fair as these. The feather whence the pen Was shaped, that traced the lives of these good men, Dropped from an angel's wing. With moistened...Faith and purest Charity In statesman, priest, and humbla citizen. O could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness to die!... | |
| Horae, Henry Holmes Joy - 1873 - 374 pàgines
...man, when faith and hope are dim, That He who careth for the flowers will much more care for him." " O could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to...live, what blessedness to die ! Methinks their very name shines still andbright; Apart — like glow-worms on a summer night; Or lonely tapers when from... | |
| Powys-land Club - 1874 - 542 pàgines
...whence the pen Was shaped, that traced the lives of these good men, Dropt from an angel's wing .... O, could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness to die." So high was the opinion of the great Lord Bacon of the attainments of George Herbert, that he submitted... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1875 - 716 pàgines
...feather whence the pen Was shaped that traced the lives of these pood Men, Dropped from an Angel's wins. With moistened eye, We read of faith and purest charity,...virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness to die ! Mcthinks their very Names shine still and bright, Apart — like glow-worms in the woods of spring,... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1875 - 722 pàgines
...from an Angel's wine. With moistened eye. We read of faith and purest charily. In Statesman, Pricsr, and humble Citizen. Oh could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness to die ! Mcthinks their very Names shine still and bright, Apart—like slow-worms in the woods of spring,... | |
| Henry Norman Hudson - 1875 - 728 pàgines
...pen Was shaped that traced the lives of these ^ood men, Dropp'd from an Angel's wing. With moisten'd eye We read of faith and purest charity In Statesman, Priest, and humble Citizen : 0, could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness to die! Methinks their... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1875 - 722 pàgines
...c-ye. We read of faith and purest charity, In Statesman, Pricsr, and humble Citizen. Oh could we c«py their mild virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness to die 1 Mctliinks their very Names shine still and bright. Apart — like glow-worms in the woods of spring,... | |
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